Much like the seer, to be kind sees a formidable and evermore prominent coterie of female vocalistsfrom the insurgent cold specks to reigning freakscene queen st. Front cover swans, led by michael gira, formed in 1982 and, after disbanding in 1997, returned with the critically acclaimed albums my father will guide me up a rope to the sky 2010 and 2012s the seer. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your swans collection. Trumpeter swan sounds, all about birds, cornell lab of.
About oxygen one of the most hardhitting songs on the new swans album, this song starts with a gnarly bass riff and ends with explosive guitar riffs and brass pops till the entire song. Swans free download a little god in my hands from the. Swans are unusually large waterfowl, with the smallest swan species, the coscoroba swan, still having an average length of 40 inches 101. Jan 4, 2019 to be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released on may 12. Jul 28, 2017 10 videos play all swans to be kind swans. Only on occasion does it make sense to praise music as scary, and somehow many of those occasions coincide with swans sending new. Byswans is a luxury furniture brand in the residential, hospitality and commercial marketplace. The reason im bringing it up is that theres a moment maybe eight minutes into just a little boy for chester burnett, the second song on the new swans album to be kind, that brings me. May, 2014 with the release of this daunting new collection of songs, swans have now gone well beyond where any kind of expectation could have predicted. Swans to be kind swans to be kind, cool album covers, best. To be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released.
To be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released on may 12, 2014. Swans, to be kind only on occasion does it make sense to praise music as scary, and somehow many of those occasions coincide with swans sending new sounds out into the world. Led by brainchild, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter michael gira, the group was formed after the demise of his first new york outfit, circus mort. Initially part of the no wave scene, swans have, through various iterations, contributed to the development of noise rock, postpunk, industrial, postrock and more.
Produced and written by michael gira, swans leaving meaning features several former members along with dozens of other handpicked musicians. One of few acts to emerge from the new york citybased no wave scene and stay intact into the next decade, swans have become recognized for an everchanging sound, exploring genres such as noise rock, postpunk, industrial and postrock. Swan facts, worksheets, diet, habitat, mating and life. Editors notes at two hours in length, to be kind shows michael giras swans are as serious, demanding and extreme in 2014 as they were back in the early 80s when their music was either greatly praised or harshly condemned. Gira says this new group incarnation is more similar. While each swan species is distinct, they all share certain characteristics that make them instantly recognizable as swans. Users who ignore this rule will be banned from the site. It was released as a triple lp, a double cd, and a twocd deluxe edition that includes a live dvd of performances from hellfest open air festival, pitchfork music festival and primavera sound festival, as well as a digital download. Listen free to swans to be kind screen shot, just a little boy for chester burnett and more. May 08, 2014 while theres no shortage of spluttering discordance and merciless, singlechord bludgeoning on th album to be kind, when the clouds part swans default sound is a perfectly listenable. These are the first uk dates since last years mouth to mouth festival, curated by gira and the green man festival. Swans a little god in my hands to be kind duration. May 12, 2014 about oxygen one of the most hardhitting songs on the new swans album, this song starts with a gnarly bass riff and ends with explosive guitar riffs and brass pops till the entire song.
Gira likes to work on a large musical canvas, and he gives himself all the room he needs on to be kind bring the suntoussaint louverture. The irony above everything is that despite the thunderous forces being harnessed and in some cases literally tamed throughout each piece, this is the most stable lineup the band have ever had. Dvd of performances from hellfest open air festival, pitchfork music festival and primavera sound festival, as well as a digital download. Limited to 2,500 copies, the album served as a fundraiser for the fifteenth swans album, leaving meaning, which was released in october 2019. Young god records is delighted to announce the release of a new album, to be kind, from the swans. Swans have a molting season that occurs during summer. Swans can easily stake their claim to be the best live band currently operational in the world today. Swans universally acclaimed thirteenth studio album, to be kind, reached all time highs in the bands experimentation with vocals, instrumentation, and overall sound. May 05, 2014 the reason im bringing it up is that theres a moment maybe eight minutes into just a little boy for chester burnett, the second song on the new swans album to be kind, that brings me. Marginally associated with the no wave scene at first, their original sound was slow and extremely heavy, with live performances that were often so brutal and physical that in a number of instances certain audience members were made ill.
Oct 25, 2019 produced and written by michael gira, swans leaving meaning features several former members along with dozens of other handpicked musicians. May, 2014 editors notes at two hours in length, to be kind shows michael giras swans are as serious, demanding and extreme in 2014 as they were back in the early 80s when their music was either greatly praised or harshly condemned. May 12, 2014 to be kind is the thirteenth studio album by american experimental rock band swans, released on may 12, 2014. Swans previous album, 2012s the seer spotlight feature, was monumental, a behemoth of bleakness and selfflagellation, a meditation on the sublime from which these songs were directly born. To be kind sounds alternately like a derailing freight train, a spreading wave of nuclear obliteration, the scream at the end of the world, and the chilling calm afterwards but for all that, it might be the most accessible swans album yet. Swans are believed to be highly intelligent and remember who was kind to.
As is the swans custom, the pieces on to be kind are built around repetitive rhythm patterns, with dynamics taking them from an ominous whisper to an unholy roar and back again, and the sheer physical impact of this music and the stamina that must have been required to perform it is remarkable, especially on the four cuts besides bring the. Fill the form and click on download button, the download will start in 5 sec. The album will be released on young god records north america and mute in the rest of the world. It will be available as a triple vinyl album, a double cd, and a 2xcd deluxe edition that will include a live dvd. Swans were born during the heyday of new yorks no wave reaction to punk rock, on the lower east side. A harsher parent is hard to imagine, but while its progeny hasnt. And now with the release of to be kind a titanic, initially punishing but ultimately rewarding masterpiece their recorded output can comfortably claim to be among the best there is as well. Swan facts, worksheets, diet, habitat, mating and life cycle. There is little middle ground for this group and anyone spooked by the 1212 minute howlin wolf tribute just a little boy should probably not go forward.
Swans, to be kind to be kind for nearly two hours, to be kind the third album since 2010 from the reconstituted epic aggression syndicate, swans tests its audiences limits by pressing its own boundaries. Getting airborne requires a lumbering takeoff along a 100yard runway. Stream to be kind explicit by swans and 50 million songs with amazon music. Swans to be kind 2014 flac tracks 24 bit44,1 khz time 121. Swans are unusually large waterfowl, with the smallest swan species, the coscoroba swan, still having an average length of 40 inches 101 cm, a wingspan of 60 inches 152 cm, and a weight of 812 pounds 3. There is little middle ground for this group and anyone spooked by the 1212 minute howlin wolf tribute just. The queen of england owns all mute swans in england and wales. Swans are believed to be highly intelligent and remember who was kind to them and who was not. The band has moved on to major progressive status which was proved in the albums released after their 10 year hiatus.
No strangers to the game, to be kind is the thirteenth album from new yorks swans. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. A good portion of the material for this album was developed live during the swans tours of 2012. Despite their size, this onceendangered, now recovering species is as elegant as any swan, with a graceful neck and snowywhite plumage. The album was released in march 2019 on band leader michael giras young god records. With 2012s colossal the seer, swans released a record that seemed designed to test the commitment of the bands most ardent followers yet expanded their. It is strictly forbidden to share links to albums via file sharing sites magnet, torrent, kingdom leaks etc. Stream to be kind, a playlist by swans from desktop or your mobile device. The long stretches of abstract noise are draped over some surprisingly catchy hooks. To be kind will be released on triple vinyl, double cd, download and 3 disc deluxe edition including a live dvd. In this monster of an album from swans called to be kind, the heavy, sludge sound of the past and the somewhat gothic sound of the more recent past are gone. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod.
To be kind achieves an intimacy no swans album has ever approached, but it also ranks among their most turbulent works to date. Contact us if you need any kind of changesother sizes swans couple. May 12, 2014 with 2012s colossal the seer, swans released a record that seemed designed to test the commitment of the bands most ardent followers yet expanded their audience to an unprecedented degree. To be kind is a music studio album recording by swans post rockmath rockprogressive rock released in 2014 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. There is the pentecostal burn of opener screenshot, in which michael gira snaps out a series of edicts no need. Swans is a band from new york, united states, active from 1982 to 1997, reformed in 2010, led by singer, songwriter and multiinstrumentalist michael gira. While theres no shortage of spluttering discordance and merciless, singlechord bludgeoning on th album to be kind, when the clouds part swans default sound is a. I love the genre the swans attempt to fit into and its many artists but they lack even the slightest hint of delicious subversiveness to do so. We rose from your bed with the sun in our head swans. Swans also have some uk dates lined up, beginning in manchester on 22 may. Having taken a hiatus of more than a decade, the group returned to critical acclaim with 2010s my father will guide me up a rope to the sky and 2012s the seer.
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